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me!!!!!!! So review for now on!!!! BTW: I have no inspiration, but I'm
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Disclaimer: ::Shoots lawyers:: I own everything! ::More lawyers show up and die by gun:: I OWN EVERY THING IN THE WORLD! ::An army of lawyers show up:: This is getting ridiculous. Fine. I own nothing. It just felt good to say that I did! ^.^8 ::Lawyers leave:: Damn them all!
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Kikyo's arm was dripping blood. It puddled on the ground beneath her, creating a glistening, garnet colored pool. Yet, even though it must have hurt tremendously, she showed no sign of pain on her stoic face. The only emotion that was even hinted showed in her nearly dead eyes. They showed her anger. But it did not seem to be directed at me, the person who hurt her. It seemed to be directed at my Grandparents. Shrugging I tried to come up with another plan of attack. The last one wouldn't work again. She knew about it and would just push us all away at the same time. And I really did not want to be shoved into the wall for a third time.
As with many things so far in this journey, I was not the one who became the hero. I did not kill Kikyo. I wanted to! I really did! But Grandma got the honors. I guess you have to pit priestess against priestess to make one fall. It was fast. Even by demon eyes. She had her bow and an arrow gone from it before I could even blink! Now I'm not even sure if I got my speed from my demonic blood! She was just THAT fast! Kikyo seemed to just stare at the arrow protruding from her chest. Right where her heart should have been. I saw her glance up once from the deadly injury and smile at grandma. It was almost like she was saying 'Thank You'. It bothered me to see that. Why would someone as evil as her be trying to say thank you? Did that mean that she wasn't really evil? That she was just a pawn just as my uncle had been for a short while? Was this just a ruse set up by Naraku to test us? Was this whole journey to get here all it really was? Damn the corpse! Maybe this was just another power play by her to get us doubting ourselves. It would be far easier to kill us all when we're thinking that we just didn't do enough. That maybe she could have been saved.
I was saved from my moral dilemma by my grandmother. She explained who exactly Kikyo was, and why she acted the way she did. I guess that being kept alive only by your hatred was not something that Kikyo ever wanted. That she was glad to return to her eternal rest. After hearing that, I felt calmer about her death. We had done her a favor by destroying that clay body that imprisoned her. We were on our way out the door shortly after Kikyo's death. My grandparents were the only ones beside myself who seemed even slightly upset over Kikyo's death. I heard them say a quiet goodbye to her as they left the circular room.
We were almost frantically searching for the rest of our 'Family'. If Grandpa was right, then Aunt Sango, and Uncle Miroku were also here and also in danger. Hiei was still complaining. 'Why should we worry about these pathetic humans anyway?' I had smacked him for that one. I had two reasons to do so anyway. First, The majority of us were al least part demon. The second was that Boton had said to rescue as many people as possible. So this was actually part of his mission anyway. Why should he complain? Yusuke wasn't complaining quiet as much, but he kept mumbling something about how Naraku wouldn't come face him. The Coward! Kurama hadn't said anything, but he had grabbed my hand as we were leaving the room, and he hasn't let go yet. It almost made me blush. I was definitely a romantically inept person. Mom was just being quiet. I knew that was bad, but at least I knew the reason. She missed Dad. I could see it in her eyes. Grandma and Grandpa saw it too and decided not to say anything. And besides worrying over their daughter, grandma and grandpa were just dandy! They were holding hands and leaning into each other. It was adorable!
I don't know if it was fate of just plain old good luck, but we found both Sango and Miroku with in the hour. They were chained up in different rooms, but they were close together. Both were tied up the same as we were. So, it didn't take long for them to be set free. It was memorable to see them. I had known about them, but I had never seen them. They looked just as they had been described to me. And their attitudes were slightly mellower than I had been led to believe. But I could see why Miroku had been called perverted. The first thing he did when he saw Sango, was to grope her butt. And for that, she smacked him. They greeted both my grandparents like old friends, which was appropriate since they were old friends. And they then hugged my mother as if she was family. Uncle Sesshomaru, they regarded with cool, detachment. When they turned to me, I don't think they knew what to do. Well, they weren't the only ones. Should I hug them, or shake their hands? I have never met these people, but they were family. But Sango took care of that. She hugged me. "You're related to Kagome so you're part of the family!" I smiled slightly. Maybe this wasn't such a bad rescue mission after all. But I still haven't gotten what I came for. Dad. I found all these other people though.
Sango and Miroku didn't have any weapons, and since they were human, that was really bad. So the first thing we did when we encountered a few more guards, was we stripped them of their weapons. Some of them were poor quality and were discarded immediately. Sango finally settled on a sword and some daggers. Miroku took a metal staff. He was a monk, so weapons with sharp edges were a no-no. Now that they had weapons, we could resume our search with out the worry that we would have to protect them. Hiei was against taking them along at first, but when Sango shoved him against a wall with her new sword to his throat, he backed down. Miroku simply smirked at the exchange. It probably wasn't anything new to him.
We searched for hours. Room after room full of dead ends and more passageways that had us all turned around. It was like being in a labyrinth. We tried knocking the walls down, but they were solid stone. We didn't even put a crack in it. So we had to continue onward. Grandpa and Uncle Sesshomaru were sniffing around the air to see if they could catch a scent of either Dad, or Naraku. I don't think Fluffy was searching for Dad though. And he gave every impression of not helping sniff out either person. He just can't give up the impression of the great Demon Lord that he used to be! I shook my head slightly. He was even more stubborn than Grandpa! It was kinda sad. When it appeared to be night outside, and when most of us were exhausted, we paused to get some rest. We sat along both sides of the hallway. If anyone tried to get to us, we would be in a better defensive position than the cretins who were trying to get at us would be. It wasn't a comfortable sleep, but it did the job. When I woke back up, I was more rested than I was the day before. It was a start. We had to find Naraku today. It would drive us all mad if we had to stay around here wandering around lost. I suggested that instead of killing the next guard, we follow him. He more than likely would know the way out of here, and maybe it would know where Naraku was hiding. They considered this and after maybe a second of thought, they agreed. Now came the hard part. Finding a guard. We killed over a dozen already! How many were there left? Good Question. We were going to find out.
We had another stroke of good luck. We only had to wait three ours before finding a guard. The really hard part was to follow him and not be seen. I mean there are ten of us now! Somehow we would manage.
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Well? Review please! If I don't get at least two reviews, I really won't continue this fic. I mean it this time. If no one reads it then there is no point in me continuing. SO if you really want to read more hit the purple review button at the bottom of the page. Thanks
Signing Out ~ DevilWench ~
Disclaimer: ::Shoots lawyers:: I own everything! ::More lawyers show up and die by gun:: I OWN EVERY THING IN THE WORLD! ::An army of lawyers show up:: This is getting ridiculous. Fine. I own nothing. It just felt good to say that I did! ^.^8 ::Lawyers leave:: Damn them all!
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Kikyo's arm was dripping blood. It puddled on the ground beneath her, creating a glistening, garnet colored pool. Yet, even though it must have hurt tremendously, she showed no sign of pain on her stoic face. The only emotion that was even hinted showed in her nearly dead eyes. They showed her anger. But it did not seem to be directed at me, the person who hurt her. It seemed to be directed at my Grandparents. Shrugging I tried to come up with another plan of attack. The last one wouldn't work again. She knew about it and would just push us all away at the same time. And I really did not want to be shoved into the wall for a third time.
As with many things so far in this journey, I was not the one who became the hero. I did not kill Kikyo. I wanted to! I really did! But Grandma got the honors. I guess you have to pit priestess against priestess to make one fall. It was fast. Even by demon eyes. She had her bow and an arrow gone from it before I could even blink! Now I'm not even sure if I got my speed from my demonic blood! She was just THAT fast! Kikyo seemed to just stare at the arrow protruding from her chest. Right where her heart should have been. I saw her glance up once from the deadly injury and smile at grandma. It was almost like she was saying 'Thank You'. It bothered me to see that. Why would someone as evil as her be trying to say thank you? Did that mean that she wasn't really evil? That she was just a pawn just as my uncle had been for a short while? Was this just a ruse set up by Naraku to test us? Was this whole journey to get here all it really was? Damn the corpse! Maybe this was just another power play by her to get us doubting ourselves. It would be far easier to kill us all when we're thinking that we just didn't do enough. That maybe she could have been saved.
I was saved from my moral dilemma by my grandmother. She explained who exactly Kikyo was, and why she acted the way she did. I guess that being kept alive only by your hatred was not something that Kikyo ever wanted. That she was glad to return to her eternal rest. After hearing that, I felt calmer about her death. We had done her a favor by destroying that clay body that imprisoned her. We were on our way out the door shortly after Kikyo's death. My grandparents were the only ones beside myself who seemed even slightly upset over Kikyo's death. I heard them say a quiet goodbye to her as they left the circular room.
We were almost frantically searching for the rest of our 'Family'. If Grandpa was right, then Aunt Sango, and Uncle Miroku were also here and also in danger. Hiei was still complaining. 'Why should we worry about these pathetic humans anyway?' I had smacked him for that one. I had two reasons to do so anyway. First, The majority of us were al least part demon. The second was that Boton had said to rescue as many people as possible. So this was actually part of his mission anyway. Why should he complain? Yusuke wasn't complaining quiet as much, but he kept mumbling something about how Naraku wouldn't come face him. The Coward! Kurama hadn't said anything, but he had grabbed my hand as we were leaving the room, and he hasn't let go yet. It almost made me blush. I was definitely a romantically inept person. Mom was just being quiet. I knew that was bad, but at least I knew the reason. She missed Dad. I could see it in her eyes. Grandma and Grandpa saw it too and decided not to say anything. And besides worrying over their daughter, grandma and grandpa were just dandy! They were holding hands and leaning into each other. It was adorable!
I don't know if it was fate of just plain old good luck, but we found both Sango and Miroku with in the hour. They were chained up in different rooms, but they were close together. Both were tied up the same as we were. So, it didn't take long for them to be set free. It was memorable to see them. I had known about them, but I had never seen them. They looked just as they had been described to me. And their attitudes were slightly mellower than I had been led to believe. But I could see why Miroku had been called perverted. The first thing he did when he saw Sango, was to grope her butt. And for that, she smacked him. They greeted both my grandparents like old friends, which was appropriate since they were old friends. And they then hugged my mother as if she was family. Uncle Sesshomaru, they regarded with cool, detachment. When they turned to me, I don't think they knew what to do. Well, they weren't the only ones. Should I hug them, or shake their hands? I have never met these people, but they were family. But Sango took care of that. She hugged me. "You're related to Kagome so you're part of the family!" I smiled slightly. Maybe this wasn't such a bad rescue mission after all. But I still haven't gotten what I came for. Dad. I found all these other people though.
Sango and Miroku didn't have any weapons, and since they were human, that was really bad. So the first thing we did when we encountered a few more guards, was we stripped them of their weapons. Some of them were poor quality and were discarded immediately. Sango finally settled on a sword and some daggers. Miroku took a metal staff. He was a monk, so weapons with sharp edges were a no-no. Now that they had weapons, we could resume our search with out the worry that we would have to protect them. Hiei was against taking them along at first, but when Sango shoved him against a wall with her new sword to his throat, he backed down. Miroku simply smirked at the exchange. It probably wasn't anything new to him.
We searched for hours. Room after room full of dead ends and more passageways that had us all turned around. It was like being in a labyrinth. We tried knocking the walls down, but they were solid stone. We didn't even put a crack in it. So we had to continue onward. Grandpa and Uncle Sesshomaru were sniffing around the air to see if they could catch a scent of either Dad, or Naraku. I don't think Fluffy was searching for Dad though. And he gave every impression of not helping sniff out either person. He just can't give up the impression of the great Demon Lord that he used to be! I shook my head slightly. He was even more stubborn than Grandpa! It was kinda sad. When it appeared to be night outside, and when most of us were exhausted, we paused to get some rest. We sat along both sides of the hallway. If anyone tried to get to us, we would be in a better defensive position than the cretins who were trying to get at us would be. It wasn't a comfortable sleep, but it did the job. When I woke back up, I was more rested than I was the day before. It was a start. We had to find Naraku today. It would drive us all mad if we had to stay around here wandering around lost. I suggested that instead of killing the next guard, we follow him. He more than likely would know the way out of here, and maybe it would know where Naraku was hiding. They considered this and after maybe a second of thought, they agreed. Now came the hard part. Finding a guard. We killed over a dozen already! How many were there left? Good Question. We were going to find out.
We had another stroke of good luck. We only had to wait three ours before finding a guard. The really hard part was to follow him and not be seen. I mean there are ten of us now! Somehow we would manage.
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Well? Review please! If I don't get at least two reviews, I really won't continue this fic. I mean it this time. If no one reads it then there is no point in me continuing. SO if you really want to read more hit the purple review button at the bottom of the page. Thanks
Signing Out ~ DevilWench ~